da dobrowin： According to a recent report from The Sun, Mohamed Elneny could be set for a move away in the near future. The Egypt international currently plays his football at Premier League giants Arsenal and has done so since leaving Basel back in 2016, although a lack of regular football under Unai Emery this season has called his future at the Emirates Stadium into question.
da blaze casino： And reports suggest that the Gunners are willing to sell the 26-year-old in January and are hoping to get a reported £15 million for his services, which is news that must be of interest to West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini as he seeks to finally fill the big void in his Hammers midfield.
The Breakdown
Ultimately, the centre of the West Ham midfield has been a problem area for a few years now, and the departure of Cheikhou Kouyate, regardless of how effective he actually was during his time in East London, to Crystal Palace over the summer only added further insult to injury.
And with summer signings Jack Wilshere and Carlos Sanchez both currently out injured, and neither looking like being back anytime soon, Pellegrini will be well aware that while the likes of Declan Rice, Mark Noble, and Pedro Obiang have done well in the middle of the park, they would benefit greatly from another industrious addition in that department – Elneny could be that man.
The 26-year-old made the move to Arsenal little under three years ago as Arsene Wenger sought the central midfielder his side have been missing for a number of years, and there were glimpses of promise that Elneny could be that man at times during his spell in North London.
A sustained run in the team at the end of the 2015/16 suggested that maybe he was the answer to Wenger’s midfield conundrum, only for niggling injuries to restrict the 26-year-old to just 76 appearances for the Gunners, of which only 38 have come in the Premier League.
And while West Ham fans are sure to be concerned by his injury issues, what with their club currently injury-stricken as it is, there is little doubting that Elneny is the sort of midfielder that would hugely benefit Pellegrini’s side – he’s solid and composed on the ball in keeping possession and picking a pass, while he also has that strength and industry needed to break up play and screen the backline.
And with Arsenal reportedly happy to let go of the Egyptian star come the New Year, for what looks like a relatively modest £15 million price-tag, Pellegrini must seek to lure the 26-year-old across London in a bid to finally fill the Hammers’ glaring midfield void, in a deal that would represent something of a steal.
West Ham fans… what do you think? Let us know!